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Africa enters Cannes 2026 with its strongest presence in the festival's history. From official selections to the Marché du Film, the continent's filmmakers, producers, and distributors are arriving with a depth of work and a level of institutional backing that would have been difficult to predict a decade ago. The trajectory is not accidental. It reflects sustained investment in film education, co-production infrastructure, and festival strategy across multiple African countries, as well as a growing appetite among European and North American distributors for African-authored stories told on African terms.
